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Re: Keep Your GitHub Email Address Private

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Post by foobarbazqux »

jere wrote: post #7
welder wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why does everyone hate recruiters? I'm a developer and I just don't get why other devs hate them so much. See them for what they are(sales people wanting you as their next product) and get over it.

It's a sign of how spoiled we are that we complain when people try to find us employment.

My guess is people want to feel like coding is something meaningful and worthwhile that they do instead of a lucrative, in-demand job in which they function as an expensive but interchangeable cog.

Re: Keep Your GitHub Email Address Private

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Post by windsurfer »

welder wrote: post #5
signed0 wrote: post #2

As someone who's had recruiters find my personal email via my GitHub commits, this is a welcome feature.

Why does everyone hate recruiters? I'm a developer and I just don't get why other devs hate them so much. See them for what they are(sales people wanting you as their next product) and get over it.

I don't hate them. I welcome recruiters to contact me.

Some developers do not welcome recruiters to contact them, but they get recruiters contacting them anyways.

Re: Keep Your GitHub Email Address Private

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Post by publicfig »

welder wrote: post #5
signed0 wrote: post #2

As someone who's had recruiters find my personal email via my GitHub commits, this is a welcome feature.

Why does everyone hate recruiters? I'm a developer and I just don't get why other devs hate them so much. See them for what they are(sales people wanting you as their next product) and get over it.

How does that make them seem any better? People tend not to like sales people as well.

Re: Keep Your GitHub Email Address Private

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Post by signed0 »

welder wrote: post #5
signed0 wrote: post #2

As someone who's had recruiters find my personal email via my GitHub commits, this is a welcome feature.

Why does everyone hate recruiters? I'm a developer and I just don't get why other devs hate them so much. See them for what they are(sales people wanting you as their next product) and get over it.

I don't hate them. I have no problem when they contact me through legitimate channels such as LinkedIn or StackOverflow. I even try to respond with a polite 'no' in most cases.

I have a problem with them abusing the git commit logs to get at my personal email as a way of manipulating me.

Re: Keep Your GitHub Email Address Private

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Post by bpodgursky »

shiven wrote: post #9
signed0 wrote: post #2

As someone who's had recruiters find my personal email via my GitHub commits, this is a welcome feature.

Thank your choice of profession that you even have this 'problem'. I would literally dance on my hands if I were hounded (courted?) this way in my choice of profession (bio/pharmaceutical research)! Hell, if someone knows where else I could put up email, phone and CV to be seen by successful recruiters, please let me know. Quit the whining and be a bit more thankful for what you do have. Sheesh!

I think many developers complain about recruiters as a way of subtly bragging about how many people want to hire them. Secretly, they'd be kind of disappointed if the emails stopped coming.

Re: Keep Your GitHub Email Address Private

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Post by shiven »

bpodgursky wrote: post #15
shiven wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank your choice of profession that you even have this 'problem'. I would literally dance on my hands if I were hounded (courted?) this way in my choice of profession (bio/pharmaceutical research)! Hell, if someone knows where else I could put up email, phone and CV to be seen by successful recruiters, please let me know. Quit the whining and be a bit more thankful for what you do have. Sheesh!

I think many developers complain about recruiters as a way of subtly bragging about how many people want to hire them. Secretly, they'd be kind of disappointed if the emails stopped coming.

Clearly a cousin of the "HumbleBrag", this should be called the "HumbleWhine"...

Boo Hoo, Just Look At Me, What An Awesome Developer I Am, That So Many Recruiters Spam Me With Their Offers

Darn, spoilt rich kids (devs) and their rich problems!

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